Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-08-27
COUNTY BOARD.
Openlng tho Bids for Court House
Funding the Debt.

UFFlClAL LfUbIlCA1ION.l
Board mot Thursday, Aug. IS, 1851, at
| o'clock, as per adjournment. Chair
man Currier, and Commissioners bar
ton, LOhnOs, Mccormick anu MahOOd
present.
Mr.. Mccormack moved that tho board
suspend action upon tho bids for court
house and Jail until S o'clock p. III. The
motion was supported by Commissioner
BARTON and carried. Commissioner
Lohnes voting no.
Frcshwater, Coulee and Bay school
township treasurer and clerks report
was OH motion of Mr.. Mccormick APP
proved and salaries allowed each ut $50.
On motion tho following bills were al
lowed.
NJ. l.. Holm, wood for paupers...... 81 so
G. 4 l.. Bldde, goods for paupers
$l3.43, allowed at........"..........".. III lO
Tho Sun, publishing proceedings
ofboard July %, and 70 and Aug.
. 20
James Mccormick, services coun-
ty commissioner and mileage.... IA 40
Win. X. MahOOd, services county
commissioners and mileage 2l SO
Edward l.Ohnes, seryices county
commissioner and mileage........ II so
Tho following resolution was intro
durcd by Mr.. Lohncs:
BE it resolved by the board Of county
issiOncrs of Ramsey county, Da-
kota, That in pursuance Of that certain
act Of tho legislative assembly Of tho
Territory of Dakota, entitled "An act au-
authorizing and empowering of tho Organ-
izod counties of Dak ota territory to issue
bonds and dispose of bonds to provide
funds to pay outstanding indebtedness
and provide for tho payment of tho
principal and interest thereof which
became a law March 7, 1887, this board
proceed to and do issue tho negotiable
bonds Of said county the proceeds OF tho
sale thereofto be used solely for tho pay
ment of tho legally issued outstanding
| orders or warrants of said county is
sued since January |, 1880, and prior to
January !, 1887, said bonds to be issued
in tho aggregate sum Of eighteen thous-
and dollars to be in denominations of
one thousand dollars each, to bear dato
Sept. ], 1887, to draw interest NJ the rato
ofB4 per cont per ann,inl payable semi
launlally, coupons to be attached to each
bond representing each interest pay
mont, the bond to become due and pay
able 90 fifteen years from their date to
wit Sept. |, 1902, to be made payable at
such place as the purchaser may direct
not in conflict with said Legislative act
to be made payable to tho purchaser or
bearer and TO he issued in Autographed
blanks.
That the chairman of this board exc
Ic,lte said bonds and the county clerk at
test tho same and aflix the seal of the
county thereto in manner provided by
said legislative act.
That this board proceed to dispose ol
said bonds by selling tho same at not
less than their par value and to deliver
Itho same to the purchaser on full pay.
ment being made; that the county treas
urcr DO instructed to call in all out
standing warrants issued prior to Jan
Ii. 1887, and to give due notice 10 the hol.
der that on and after Oct. l, 1887 interest
will cease on all such orders, said notice
to bo by advertisement for three weeks
in the official papers of the county.
Mr.. Barton favored the passage of thu
resolution and on tho question ''shall il
be adopted" all tho commissioners votct
yes except Mr.. Mccormick who voted
lno.
Mr., Mccormick moved that the c0un-
ty clerk be directed to advertise for bids
for the salo ofthe funding bonds, sup
ported by Mr.. Barton and carried.
On motion of Mr. Lohnes duly sup
ported, the board proceeded to open tn
bids for the court house and Jail. Tht
bids received were as follows:
I.awrenscn & Grant. ............. slS.ssO o
H. r. nlcy..................... 1880 q
VIM. =. lsip.................. 1900 0
, McNichols & White. ................ 2O,Z9l 8
: On motion a recess was taken unit
r 1880 u. IN,